New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
rouR1sTs IN CALIFORNIA.
sfI sTISFoRD UNIvERsIrY-orEh,A''0'
DIN nan pa TO TH. rEIpuSkI

ePECuErnnp rNIvERsITY-OPERAri
,.v rrLxssAPx TO TIE TRIBUNE
,sco Anril 3O.-Tbere Is no check 10
Dan .on,,at travel which is pouring ln'o .no
The tide Oh 'oui, 80, Central and Southern Pacific
s'a'e .ao ho hotels here have been again coh
lines LUG st to turn away guests for lack OF
pehe" Urest excursion trains arrived TINS "eeA
room. W 80 are expected next week, wnio "a
anu nn 80 hsinq arranged at very low i"'0'
Cuis ..-, ond Northern points in CahioinI@ Co.
Snrs;on ticket to San Diego and return HO
s;x DAYS, is sold for $50,
,o,,sd from the Fort hiii
ZION Of the Upper Sacramento Nauey n,;nus of
- tor,n lots in Montague the proso"e - GOOD
VI w" o nd california Railroad. rea'iNou 49,
the oregon snu angeles and Riverside the specuia
prices ~ Iii RACES and unimproved lana "ni0n
1--WE ciaAs AGO at 100 an acre now sells reau'y
soi n, 400 an acre. Even thesanguine ieSi .',"
oo,t that this pace Is too great TO ias.' ou.
~. ,,,oense influx of invaids In search Vi
wiz, .. saa,os nr;ces have been maintained. Mean-
- ,ho climate in all sections Is per1ecuoh "n'
w., ono ~ no desires to see California at 'S o0''
sbonld come In April or May
I'll. nans for the new Leland Stanford UNIVERSITY
hove arrived and have been approved ny oon"'o '
Ctonford The design is unique IN Aiheii0"n ~
.ooa architecture consisting of fourteen one-sVoy
.ase styIe built in large quadrangle
pun s.os ,onr hy o5O feet vide Each building Is
ooS o,.ratsd from its fellows. but oil are united
-, ~, orcods 90 feet wide and Is feet high open at
~. do The material will be yellow sandstone
.;.h a roof Of Spanish tiles. and the euect Oh 'ne
rbo,e w,ll not be unlike the old Caiiiornia auoo0
N;suon bindings that surround the FRANCISCAN
Fathers church. The design calls 1or io"i'e
CANE
buildings in a parallelogram. but the senator n"'
decided 10 leave the eastern side unouiit ior .no
present. The main entrance VIII 90 'nrouen
handsome gate at the north side. winnie u, 'a'
church capable Of seating 5000 peopie wiz 20
the west side of the quadrangle. Work VIII DC De-
~ tno hn;Iding at once as the plans are settled
Onln every detali.
The National Opera Company closes its second
week with good prospects for the third week. by
the aid of liberal newspaper notices 1t mas quiVo
"boomn With Nero to depend on tnere Is 10
ouestion that the season will be ended successfully
Curiously enough, "Lakme and Loi.e Fe,at "
have been the chief successes thus far aust
was comparative failure and lt was wltnuIawn
this week In favor of Lohengrln." There is some
Int no decision has yet been reached on this point
Cornt Mitkicwicz. Russian electrician. who has
lived for several years iD Washington, salied tnls
week for Hong Kongn company with 5; A stern.
of Philadelphia. and E. l.. Barberie, New ioIk
electrician. The Count claims TO nave secnre1 con
cessons TO control the use of the telephone IN CHINA
ortbirty years. He says he has organized syn
dictate Of Philadephians representing $26, OOOOO0O
10 carry out his plans of introducing telephones III
the Celestial Empire. He was entertained at ban
met here by the Chinese COnSul-General on the
evening before his departure.
Lucky" Baldwin has recently again demonstra-
ted his claim to the sobriquet Within the last
three mouths he has been selling large tracts OF
land IN SAnta ranch
for 81 900 an acre. while in the town of Baldwin;
rechristened Arcadia villa sites are sod at $loo
front foot AS Mr.. Baldwin owns over $4,000 acres
In the San Gabriel Valley, he is willing TO sell more
land at such figures.
r. Wilets, adirector of the Third Avenue street.
car line of New-York and Charles C.. Glover and
Henry Hart, of Washington. are here studying the
cable railway system. They have good opportun-
ty just now the Powell Street Railroad Is beng
laid. The track is nearly completed from Market
IT. to Sacramento-st The opening of this crosstown
line is expected to help North Beach property, which
has been under cloud for years.
Jimmy Hope" the notorious cracksman, seems
30 enjoy life IN the city prison II Is more than
month since his case was finally submitted the
sci propose to submit new afiidavits on MAY o.
There are ugly stores told of the real reason why
this cracksmans case is delayed IN the local courts
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of New-York has been
,he recipient of many social courteses while in this
city. This week he was taken around the bay and
10 the Union Iron Works, where the new cruiser is
building
Among the guests who were entertained by Irwin
NJ. Scott were Judge Barker. of New-York Mayor
Wheeler OF Auburn; and SenatorJones, of Nevada.
Edward Warren Casey. pioneer who came here
In the -well-known vessel Jane Eliza, died this
week. He was secretary OF the Republican State
Central Committee during the war, and he was Edi-
tor OF The american Flag, stanch Union journal
published here at the time of the rebellion.
The first oca grain broker TO feel the squeeze of
IN Nh 10
Ites are 100000 assets SOL 900. largely promis-
sory notes.